International Jazz Day

First International Jazz Day, April 30th, 2012 - Flash mob of Cologne Jazz Musicians in front of the Cathedral of Cologne. Photo by Annamarie Ursula (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

 In 2011, the 36th UNESCO General Conference proclaimed April 30 as International Jazz Day. According to the United Nations International Jazz Day, April 30 Web page, International Jazz Day "is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people."

An All-Star Global Concert is held each year. This year's concert was held in Paris, France.

My cousin Steve Slagle is a professional jazz musician.

References
International Jazz Day, 30 April
International Jazz Day 2015
Proclamation of International Jazz Day